studies on land and freshwater molluscs in the collection of western

539PATI et al.: Studies on Land and Freshwater Molluscs....Zoological Survey of India, Kozhikode

Rec. zool. Surv. India : 114(Part-4) : 539-558, 2014

ISSN 0375-1511

STUDIES ON LAND AND FRESHWATER MOLLUSCS IN THE COLLECTION OF WESTERN GHAT REGIONAL CENTRE,

ZOOLOGICAL SURVEY OF INDIA, KOZHIKODE

S.K. PATI1*, R.M. SHARMA1 AND P.M. SURESHAN2

1Zoological Survey of India, Western Regional Centre, Pune-411 0442Zoological Survey of India, Western Ghat Regional Centre, Kozhikode-673 006

*Email: [email protected]

INTRODUCTION

Molluscs dwelling on land belong to the class Gastropoda and those inhabiting in freshwater are represented by the classes Gastropoda and Bivalvia. About 24000 species of land molluscs and 7000 species of freshwater molluscs are known to science (Lydeard et al., 2004). In India, 1129 species of land molluscs (Ramakrishna et al., 2010) and 208 species of freshwater molluscs (Ramakrishna and Dey, 2007; Köhler & Glaubrecht, 2007; Reid et al., 2013) are so far reported.

Western Ghats, a global biodiversity hotspot, has 269 land molluscs (with 75% endemic species) and 65 freshwater molluscs (with about 39% endemic species) (Mavinkurve et al., 2004a; Aravind et al., 2005; Köhler & Glaubrecht, 2007; Reid et al., 2013). Nonetheless, molluscs particularly land snails of Western Ghats are by and large unknown or understudied or with scanty information (Mavinkurve et al., 2004a). Among the several reasons for poor documentation of species diversity in the Western Ghats, major causes are inaccessibility to remote areas and poor sampling efforts. For example, Köhler & Glaubrecht (2007) described 2 new pachychilid snails from Krishna River drainage system in Karnataka while Reid et al. (2013) described six new species of freshwater littorinid snail from a single drainage system (linear distance of 80 km)

of Western Ghats from the same state. Another reason for scanty records of molluscs in the Western Ghats is poorly studied or unstudied museum specimens particularly that of the Western Ghat Regional Centre of Zoological Survey of India. Therefore, we attempted to study land and freshwater molluscs deposited at the National Zoological Collections (NZC) of Western Ghat Regional Centre (WGRC), Zoological Survey of India (ZSI), Kozhikode.

Important systematic contributions on land and freshwater molluscs of India including Western Ghats were that of Benson (1836), Blanford (1870 & 1880), Beddome (1875 & 1891), Blanford and Godwin Austen (1908), Gude (1914 & 1921), Preston (1915), Annandale and Rao (1925), Rao (1925), Subba Rao (1989), Mitra et al. (2005) and Ramakrishna and Dey (2007). Moreover, many catalogues and checklists have been prepared reporting land and freshwater molluscs of India (Theobald, 1860, 1876; Mitchell, 1867; Nevill, 1877, 1878, 1884; Satyamurti, 1960; Ramakrishna et al., 2010) besides that of Karnataka (Mavinkurve et al., 2004b) and Maharashtra (Patil & Talmale, 2005).

MATERIAL AND METHODS

The National Zoological Collections of Western Ghat Regional Centre, Kozhikode hold about

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1049 specimens of land and freshwater molluscs (including 20 type material: 6 holotype specimens and 13 paratype specimens) collected mainly from the Western Ghats of Karnataka, Kerala, Maharashtra and Tamil Nadu states during the period of 33 years from 1981 to 2013. Molluscan specimens were identifi ed following Subba Rao (1989), Mitra et al. (2005), Ramakrishna and Dey (2007) and Reid et al. (2013). The classifi cation systems of gastropod and bivalve families followed here are according to Bouchet and Rocroi (2005; 2010). However, the phylogenetic arrangement of the suprageneric taxa is according to Poppe & Tagaro (2006) for gastropods and according to Carter et al. (2011) for bivalves.

The following abbreviations are used: Coll.: Collector; dist.: district; INV: Invertebrate; IR: Identifi ed Register; N.P.: National Park; NZC: National Zoological Collections; R.F.: Reserve Forest; T.R.: Tiger Reserve; W.L.S.: Wildlife Sanctuary; WGRC: Western Ghat Regional Centre; ZSI: Zoological Survey of India.

SYSTEMATIC LIST

Land molluscs:

Phylum MOLLUSCA

Class GASTROPODA

Subclass CAENOGASTROPODA

Order unassigned CAENOGASTROPODA

Superfamily CYCLOPHOROIDEA

Family CYCLOPHORIDAE

Subfamily CYCLOPHORINAE

1. Cyclophorus (Litostylus) nilagiricus (Benson, 1852)

Subclass HETEROBRANCHIA

Order STYLOMMATOPHORA

Superfamily ACHATINOIDEA

Family ACHATINIDAE

Subfamily ACHATININAE

2. Achatina (Lissachatina) fulica (Bowdich, 1822)

Superfamily PLECTOPYLOIDEA

Family PLECTOPYLIDAE

3. Corilla anax (Benson, 1865)

Superfamily HELICARIONOIDEA

Family ARIOPHANTIDAE

Subfamily ARIOPHANTINAE

4. Euplecta subcastor (Beddome, 1891)

5. Hemiplecta basileus (Benson, 1861)

6. Indrella ampulla (Benson, 1850)

Freshwater molluscs:

Phylum MOLLUSCA

Class GASTROPODA

Subclass CAENOGASTROPODA

Order unassigned CAENOGASTROPODA

Superfamily AMPULLARIOIDEA

Family AMPULLARIIDAE

Subfamily AMPULLARIINAE

7. Pila virens (Lamarck, 1822)

Superfamily VIVIPAROIDEA

Family VIVIPARIDAE

Subfamily VIVIPARINAE

8. Bellamya bengalensis (Lamarck, 1822)

9. Bellamya dissimilis (Müller, 1774)

Superfamily CERITHIOIDEA

Family PACHYCHILIDAE

10. Paracrostoma huegelii (Philippi, 1843)

Family PALUDOMIDAE

Subfamily PALUDOMINAE

11. Paludomus (Paludomus) annandalei Preston, 1909

12. Paludomus (Philopotamis) sulcatus Reeve, 1847

13. Paludomus (Tanalia) neritoides Reeve, 1847

Family THIARIDAE

Subfamily THIARINAE

14. Melanoides tuberculata (Müller, 1774)

15. Tarebia granifera (Lamarck, 1822)


16. Thiara (Thiara) scabra (Müller, 1774)

Superfamily LITTORINOIDEA

Family LITTORINIDAE

Subfamily LACUNINAE

17. Cremnoconchus agumbensis Reid, Aravind & Madhyastha, 2013

18. Cremnoconchus canaliculatus Blanford, 1870

19. Cremnoconchus castanea Reid, Aravind & Madhyastha, 2013

20. Cremnoconchus cingulatus Reid, Aravind & Madhyastha, 2013

21. Cremnoconchus conicus Blanford, 1870

22. Cremnoconchus dwarakii Reid, Aravind & Madhyastha, 2013

23. Cremnoconchus globulus Reid, Aravind & Madhyastha, 2013

24. Cremnoconchus hanumani Reid, Aravind & Madhyastha, 2013

25. Cremnoconchus syhadrensis (Blanford, 1863)

Subclass HETEROBRANCHIA

Order HYGROPHILA

Superfamily LYMNAEOIDEA

Family LYMNAEIDAE

Subfamily LYMNAEINAE

26. Radix luteola (Lamarck, 1822)

Superfamily PLANORBOIDEA

Family PLANORBIDAE

Subfamily BULININAE

27. Indoplanorbis exustus (Deshayes, 1834)

Class BIVALVIA

Subclass PALAEOHETERODONTA

Order UNIONOIDA

Superfamily UNIONOIDEA

Family UNIONIDAE

Subfamily AMBLEMINAE

28. Lamellidens consobrinus (Lea, 1859)

29. Lamellidens marginalis (Lamarck, 1819)

Subfamily PARREYSIINAE

30. Parreysia (Parreysia) corrugata (Müller, 1774)

SYSTEMATIC ACCOUNT

1. Cyclophorus (Litostylus) nilagiricus (Benson, 1852)

(Plate-I, Figs. 1–3)

1852. Cyclostoma nilagiricum Benson, Ann. Mag. nat. Hist., Ser. 2, X : 268.

2005. Cyclophorus (Litostylus) nilagiricus Mitra, Dey and Ramakrishna, Pictorial Handbook-Indian Land Snails : 52.

Material examined : 2 ex., Kakkayam, Kozhikode dist., Kerala, 07. 10. 1982, Coll. K.N. Nair, ZSI/WGRC/IR/INV/2884.

Distribution : India : Western Ghats (Endemic): Kerala.

2. Achatina (Lissachatina) fulica (Bowdich, 1822)

(Plate-I, Figs. 4, 5)

1822. Achatina fulica Bowdich, Elements of Conchology, part I. Univalves : pl. 13, fi g. 3.

2005. Achatina (Lissachatina) fulica Mitra, Dey and Ramakrishna, Pictorial Handbook-Indian Land Snails : 166.

Material examined : 1 ex., Chulliyar, Palakkad dist., Kerala, 23. 03. 1999, Coll. P.M. Sureshan, ZSI/WGRC/IR/INV/2785.

Distribution : India: Found throughout the country (including Andaman Islands) except north-west region. Elsewhere : American Samoa, Argentina, Bangladesh, Barbados, Bolivia, Brazil, Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, Caribbean, Central African Republic, China, Christmas Island, Colombia, Cote d’Ivoire, Ecuador, Fiji, French Polynesia, Guadeloupe, Guam, Indonesia, Japan, Kenya, Kiribati, Madagascar, Malagasy, Malaysia, Maldives, Marshall Islands, Martinique, Mauritius, Micronesia, Morocco, Myanmar, New Caledonia, New Zealand, Nigeria, Niue, Northern Mariana Islands, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Saint Lucia, Samoa, Seychelles,


Singapore, Solomon Islands, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Tanzania, Thailand, Togo, Tonga, Trinidad and Tobago, Tuvalu, United States Virgin Islands, US Minor Outlying Islands, USA, Vanuatu, Venezuela, Vietnam, Wallis and Futuna, West Africa and Zanzibar.

3. Corilla anax (Benson, 1865)


1865. Helix anax Benson, Ann. Mag. nat. Hist., Ser. 3, XV: 12.

2005. Corilla anax Mitra, Dey and Ramakrishna, Pictorial Handbook-Indian Land Snails : 187.

Material examined : 1 ex., Sholayar R.F., Thrissur dist., Kerala, 21. 02. 1996, Coll. C. Radhakrishnan, ZSI/WGRC/IR/INV/2831.

Distribution : India: Hills of South India including Kerala. Elsewhere : Sri Lanka.

4. Euplecta subcastor (Beddome, 1891)


1891. Nanina subcastor Beddome, Proc. zool. Soc. London : 313, pl. XXIX, fi g. 1–3.

2005. Euplecta subcastor Mitra, Dey and Ramakrishna, Pictorial Handbook-Indian Land Snails : 239.

Material examined : 1 ex., Athirapally, Thrissur dist., Kerala, 23. 02. 1996, Coll. C. Radhakrishnan, ZSI/WGRC/IR/INV/2870.

Distribution : India: Western Ghats : Kerala and Tamil Nadu.

5. Hemiplecta basileus (Benson, 1861)


1861. Helix basileus Benson, Ann. Mag. nat. Hist., Ser. 3, VII : 81.

2005. Hemiplecta basileus Mitra, Dey and Ramakrishna, Pictorial Handbook-Indian Land Snails : 241.

Material examined : 1 ex., Varakiliyar, Anaimalai, Coimbatore dist., Tamil Nadu, 12. 12. 1983, Coll. G.U. Kurup & Party, ZSI/WGRC/IR/INV/2840; 3 ex., Manjapara, Malayattor, Divi, Ernakulam dist., Kerala, 15. 11. 1999, Coll. P.M. Sureshan, ZSI/WGRC/IR/INV/2841; 1 ex., Thattekkad, Ernakulam dist., Kerala, 02. 12. 2006, Coll. K. Rajmohana, ZSI/WGRC/IR/INV/2839 and 3 ex., Mannavan Shola, Eravikulam N.P.,

Idukki dist., Kerala, 06. 04. 2012, Coll. P.M. Sureshan, ZSI/WGRC/IR/INV/2947.


6. Indrella ampulla (Benson, 1850)

(Plate-I, Figs. 15, 16)

1850. Helix ampulla Benson, Ann. Mag. nat. Hist., Ser. 2, V : 213.

2005. Indrella ampulla Mitra, Dey and Ramakrishna, Pictorial Handbook-Indian Land Snails : 243.

Material examined : 2 ex., Periyar Peak, Wayanad dist., Kerala, 15. 08. 1994, Coll. P.M. Sureshan, ZSI/WGRC/IR/INV/2880; 1 ex., Thusaragiri, Kodanchery, Kozhikode dist., Kerala, 22. 06. 1995, Coll. P.M. Sureshan, ZSI/WGRC/IR/INV/2882; 2 ex., Anakkampoyil, Kozhikode dist., Kerala, 17. 07. 1995, Coll. Promod, ZSI/WGRC/IR/INV/2881; 1 ex., Sholayar R.F., Thrissur dist., Kerala, 21. 02. 1996, Coll. C. Radhakrishnan, ZSI/WGRC/IR/INV/2830; 1 ex., Kapayem, Kuttampuzha R.F., Ernakulam dist., Kerala, 19. 11. 1999, Coll. P.M. Sureshan, ZSI/WGRC/IR/INV/2885; 1 ex., Idamalayar/Keerithodu, Ernakulam dist., Kerala, 20. 11. 1999, Coll. P.M. Sureshan, ZSI/WGRC/IR/INV/2883; 1 ex., Kakkad, Engapuzha, Kozhikode dist., Kerala, 20. 10. 2009, Coll. K.G. Emiliyamma, ZSI/WGRC/IR/INV/2879 and 1 ex., Ambalapara, Kakkayam, Malabar W.L.S., Kozhikode dist., Kerala, 29. 05. 2013, Coll. K.G. Emiliyamma, ZSI/WGRC/IR/INV/2944.


7. Pila virens (Lamarck, 1822)

(Plate-II, Figs. 1, 2)

1822. Ampullaria virens Lamarck, Hist. nat. Anim. Sans Vert., 6(2): 179.

2007. Pila virens Ramakrishna & Dey, Handbook on Indian Freshwater Molluscs : 105.

Material examined : 11 ex., Nedupuzha, Trichur, Thrissur dist., Kerala, 20. 02. 1985, Coll. K.N. Nair, ZSI/WGRC/IR/INV/2773; 1 ex., Maduyikavu, Kannur dist., Kerala, 23. 11. 1994, Coll. K.C. Gopi, ZSI/WGRC/IR/INV/2846;


1 ex., Vazhani, Thrissur dist., Kerala, 07. 10. 1995, Coll. K.C. Gopi, ZSI/WGRC/IR/INV/2843; 10 ex., Kainakari, Alappuzha dist., Kerala, 24. 02. 2000, Coll. K.C. Gopi, ZSI/WGRC/IR/INV/2786; 1 ex., Kidangoor/Periyar, Kottayam dist., Kerala, 30. 10. 2000, Coll. P.M. Sureshan & Party, ZSI/WGRC/IR/INV/2851; 1 ex., Thavanakkadavu, Vaikom, Ernakulam dist., Kerala, 26. 06. 2002, Coll. K.C. Gopi, ZSI/WGRC/IR/INV/2842; 3 ex., Madayipara, Kannur dist., Kerala, 22. 07. 2004, Coll. Md. Jaffer Palot, ZSI/WGRC/IR/INV/2837 and 9 ex., Thattekkad, Ernakulam dist., Kerala, 02. 12. 2006, Coll. K. Rajmohana, ZSI/WGRC/IR/INV/2838.

Distribution : India : Andhra Pradesh, Assam?, Karnataka, Kerala, Maharashtra and Tamil Nadu.

8. Bellamya bengalensis (Lamarck, 1822)


1822. Paludina bengalensis Lamarck, Hist. nat. Anim. Sans Vert., 6(2) : 174.

2007. Bellamya bengalensis Ramakrishna and Dey, Handbook on Indian Freshwater Molluscs : 78.

Material examined : 3 ex., Nedupuzha, Trichur, Thrissur dist., Kerala, 20. 02. 1985, Coll. K.N. Nair, ZSI/WGRC/IR/INV/2774; 10 ex., Bharathapuzha, Kalpathi, Palakkad dist., Kerala, 22. 02. 1985, Coll. K.N. Nair, ZSI/WGRC/IR/INV/2821; 1 ex., Kidangoor/Periyar, Kottayam dist., Kerala, 30. 10. 2000, Coll. P.M. Sureshan & Party, ZSI/WGRC/IR/INV/2852 and 1 ex., Velloor, Kottayam dist., Kerala, 31. 10. 2000, Coll. P.M. Sureshan & Party, ZSI/WGRC/IR/INV/2817.

Distribution : India : Common throughout the country including Kerala. Elsewhere : Bangladesh, Iran, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka.

9. Bellamya dissimilis (Müller, 1774)


1774. Nerita dissimilis Müller, Verm. Terr. et Fluv., 2: 184.

2007. Bellamya dissimilis Ramakrishna and Dey, Handbook on Indian Freshwater Molluscs : 90.

Material examined : 8 ex., Chulliyar, Palakkad dist., Kerala, 23. 03. 1999, Coll. P.M. Sureshan,

ZSI/WGRC/IR/INV/2782 and 7 ex., Velloor, Kottayam dist., Kerala, 31. 10. 2000, Coll. P.M. Sureshan & Party, ZSI/WGRC/IR/INV/2818.

Distribution : India : Common throughout the country including Kerala. Elsewhere : Bangladesh, Malaysia, Myanmar, Pakistan, Sri Lanka and Thailand.

10. Paracrostoma huegelii (Philippi, 1843)


1843. Melania hügelii Philippi, Abbild. Beschreib. Conch. 1: 61.

2007. Sulcospira huegeli Ramakrishna and Dey, Handbook on Indian Freshwater Molluscs : 174.

2007. Paracrostoma huegelii Köhler & Glaubrecht, Biol. J. Linn. Soc., 91: 630.

Material examined : 8 ex., Thakarapadi Forest Area, Kozhikode dist., Kerala, 05. 10. 1981, Coll. K.N. Nair & Party, ZSI/WGRC/IR/INV/2826; 8 ex., Mananthavady, Bavali River, Wayanad dist., Kerala, 16. 03. 1982, Coll. K.N. Nair & Party, ZSI/WGRC/IR/INV/2819; 18 ex., Thalayad, Kozhikode dist., Kerala, 18. 04. 1983, Coll. K.N. Nair & Party, ZSI/WGRC/IR/INV/2778; 10 ex., Bethri, Coorg, Kodagu dist., Karnataka, 05. 01. 1985, Coll. K.N. Nair & Party, ZSI/WGRC/IR/INV/2771; 1 ex., Bethri, Coorg, Kodagu dist., Karnataka, 05. 01. 1985, Coll. K.N. Nair & Party, ZSI/WGRC/IR/INV/2860; 6 ex., Sampaje, Kodagu dist., Karnataka, 07. 01. 1985, Coll. K.N. Nair & Party, ZSI/WGRC/IR/INV/2834; 29 ex., Harangi, Kodagu dist., Karnataka, 16. 01. 1985, Coll. K.N. Nair, ZSI/WGRC/IR/INV/2777; 25 ex., Mykayam, Kasaragod dist., Kerala, 27. 01. 1994, Coll. K.C. Gopi, ZSI/WGRC/IR/INV/2825; 10 ex., Vattapoil, Kannur dist., Kerala, 02. 03. 1994, Coll. P.M. Sureshan & Party, ZSI/WGRC/IR/INV/2829; 16 ex., Solley Kolley, Kodagu dist., Karnataka, 06. 03. 1994, Coll. P.M. Sureshan & Party, ZSI/WGRC/IR/INV/2789; 2 ex., Rodiyar, Kanyakumari dist., Tamil Nadu, 02. 05. 1994, Coll. K.N. Nair, ZSI/WGRC/IR/INV/2862; 15 ex., Kottiyour, Kannur dist., Kerala, 03. 02. 1995, Coll. P.M. Sureshan, ZSI/WGRC/IR/INV/2945; 6 ex., Kottiyour, Kannur dist., Kerala, 22. 02. 1995, Coll. P.M. Sureshan, ZSI/WGRC/IR/INV/2948; 10 ex.,


Thellickal, Parambikulam W.L.S., Palakkad dist., Kerala, 15. 03. 1996, Coll. C. Radhakrishnan, ZSI/WGRC/IR/INV/2769; 2 ex., Bhagavathi Nature Camp, Kudremukh, Chikkamagaluru dist., Karnataka, 24. 10. 2005, Coll. K. Rajmohana, ZSI/WGRC/IR/INV/2853; 55 ex., Kurukkathodu, Aralam W.L.S., Kannur dist., Kerala, 28. 02. 2006, Coll. K. Rajmohana, ZSI/WGRC/IR/INV/2781; 20 ex., Kottencheri R.F., Kasaragod dist., Kerala, 05. 03. 2006, Coll. K. Rajmohana, ZSI/WGRC/IR/INV/2768; 50 ex., Kakkad, Engapuzha, Kozhikode dist., Kerala, 20. 10. 2009, Coll. K.G. Emiliyamma, ZSI/WGRC/IR/INV/2779; 20 ex., Meenmutti, Aralam W.L.S., Kannur dist., Kerala, 12. 10. 2011, Coll. P.M. Sureshan, ZSI/WGRC/IR/INV/2772; 13 ex., Ambalapara, Kakkayam, Malabar W.L.S., Kozhikode dist., Kerala, 09. 05. 2013, Coll. K.G. Emiliyamma, ZSI/WGRC/IR/INV/2942; 21 ex., Kakkayam, Malabar W.L.S., Kozhikode dist., Kerala, 22. 05. 2013, Coll. P.M. Sureshan, ZSI/WGRC/IR/INV/2941 and 23 ex., Athikode, Kakkayam, Malabar W.L.S., Kozhikode dist., Kerala, 29. 05. 2013, Coll. K.G. Emiliyamma, ZSI/WGRC/IR/INV/2943.

Distribution : India : South India (including Western Ghats) : Karnataka, Kerala and Tamil Nadu.

Remarks : Records from Assam and Meghalaya (Garo and Khasi Hills) (Ramakrishna & Dey, 2007) is incorrect since the species is endemic to south India (Köhler & Glaubrecht, 2007).

11. Paludomus (Paludomus) annandalei Preston, 1909


1909. Paludomus annandalei Preston, Rec. Ind. Mus., III(III) : 277.

2007. Paludomus (Paludomus) annandalei Ramakrishna and Dey, Handbook on Indian Freshwater Molluscs : 177.

Material examined : 1 ex., Bharathapuzha, Kalpathi, Palakkad dist., Kerala, 22. 02. 1985, Coll. K.N. Nair, ZSI/WGRC/IR/INV/2822; 2 ex., Kuruva, Wayanad dist., Kerala, 25. 12. 1994, Coll. C. Radhakrishnan, ZSI/WGRC/IR/INV/2874; 20 ex., Sholayar R.F., Thrissur dist., Kerala, 21.

02. 1996, Coll. C. Radhakrishnan, ZSI/WGRC/IR/INV/2833; 6 ex., Athirapally, Thrissur dist., Kerala, 23. 02. 1996, Coll. C. Radhakrishnan, ZSI/WGRC/IR/INV/2867; 12 ex., Karimala, Parambikulam W.L.S., Palakkad dist., Kerala, 18. 03. 1996, Coll. C. Radhakrishnan, ZSI/WGRC/IR/INV/2765; 1 ex., Parambikulam Tunnel, Parambikulam W.L.S., Palakkad dist., Kerala, 21. 03. 1996, Coll. P.M. Sureshan & Party, ZSI/WGRC/IR/INV/2857; 2 ex., Mlappara, Periyar T.R., Idukki dist., Kerala, 08. 11. 1996, Coll. P.M. Sureshan & Party, ZSI/WGRC/IR/INV/2856; 3 ex., Poogemkutti / Naralsemthodu, Ernakulam dist., Kerala, 23. 11. 1999, Coll. P.M. Sureshan, ZSI/WGRC/IR/INV/2854; 30 ex., Idamaruku, Kottayam dist., Kerala, 29. 10. 2000, Coll. P.M. Sureshan & Party, ZSI/WGRC/IR/INV/2844; 1 ex., Engapuzha, Kozhikode dist., Kerala, 24. 04. 2002, Coll. K.G. Emiliyamma, ZSI/WGRC/IR/INV/2823; 14 ex., Kakkad, Engapuzha, Kozhikode dist., Kerala, 20. 10. 2009, Coll. K.G. Emiliyamma, ZSI/WGRC/IR/INV/2780 and 120 ex., Mlappara, Periyar T.R., Idukki dist., Kerala, 03. 03. 2010, Coll. K.C. Gopi, ZSI/WGRC/IR/INV/2770.

Distribution : India : Western Ghats: Kerala.

12. Paludomus (Philopotamis) sulcatus Reeve, 1847


1847. Paludomus sulcatus Reeve, Conch. Icon., 4 : pl. 2, fi g. 8a, pl.3, fi gs. 8b, c.

2007. Paludomus (Philopotamis) sulcatus Ramakrishna and Dey, Handbook on Indian Freshwater Molluscs : 190.

Material examined : 15 ex., Naduvathumoozhi, Pathanamthitta dist., Kerala, 22. 01. 1992, Coll. M.B. Raghunatha & Party, ZSI/WGRC/IR/INV/2820; 15 ex., Puliyilappara, Vazhachal, Thrissur dist., Kerala, 20. 02. 1996, Coll. C. Radhakrishnan, ZSI/WGRC/IR/INV/2788; 7 ex., Sholayar R.F., Thrissur dist., Kerala, 21. 02. 1996, Coll. C. Radhakrishnan, ZSI/WGRC/IR/INV/2832; 3 ex., Karimala, Parambikulam W.L.S., Palakkad dist., Kerala, 18. 03. 1996, Coll. C. Radhakrishnan, ZSI/WGRC/IR/INV/2766;


7 ex., Poogemkutti/Naralsemthodu, Ernakulam dist., Kerala, 23. 11. 1999, Coll. P.M. Sureshan, ZSI/WGRC/IR/INV/2855; 24 ex., Ponkunnam, Kottayam dist., Kerala, 27. 10. 2000, Coll. P.M. Sureshan & Party, ZSI/WGRC/IR/INV/2812 and 2 ex., Karadipara, Athirapally, Thrissur dist., Kerala, 28. 02. 2013, Coll. P.M. Sureshan, ZSI/WGRC/IR/INV/2939.

Distribution : India : Kerala. Elsewhere : Sri Lanka.

13. Paludomus (Tanalia) neritoides Reeve, 1847


1847. Paludomus neritoides Reeve, Conch. Icon., 4 : pl. 1, fi g. 3a, b.

2007. Paludomus (Tanalia) neritoides Ramakrishna and Dey, Handbook on Indian Freshwater Molluscs : 194.

Material examined : 1 ex., Varakiliyar, Anaimalai, Coimbatore dist., Tamil Nadu, 22. 07. 1988, Coll. G.U. Kurup, ZSI/WGRC/IR/INV/2946; 5 ex., Athirapally, Thrissur dist., Kerala, 23. 02. 1996, Coll. C. Radhakrishnan, ZSI/WGRC/IR/INV/2868 and 16 ex., Karimala, Parambikulam W.L.S., Palakkad dist., Kerala, 18. 03. 1996, Coll. C. Radhakrishnan, ZSI/WGRC/IR/INV/2767.

Distribution : India : Kerala and Tamil Nadu. Elsewhere : Sri Lanka.

Remarks : New record to Tamil Nadu.

14. Melanoides tuberculata (Müller, 1774)


1774. Nerita tuberculata Müller, Verm. Terr. et Fluv., 2 : 191.

2007. Melanoides tuberculata Ramakrishna and Dey, Handbook on Indian Freshwater Molluscs : 161.

Material examined : 18 ex., Munderi, Nilambur, Malappuram dist., Kerala, 24. 02. 1992, Coll. P.M. Sureshan & Party, ZSI/WGRC/IR/INV/2813 and 4 ex., Chulliyar, Palakkad dist., Kerala, 23. 03. 1999, Coll. P.M. Sureshan, ZSI/WGRC/IR/INV/2783.

Distribution : India : Common throughout the country except Jammu and Kashmir. Elsewhere:

Algeria, Australia, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Burundi, China, Congo, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Iran, Japan, Kenya, Kuwait, Libya, Malawi, Malaysia, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Nepal, Niger, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Swaziland, Tanzania, Thailand, Tunisia, United Arab Emirates, Vietnam, Yemen and Zimbabwe.

15. Tarebia granifera (Lamarck, 1822)

(Plate-III, Figs. 17, 18)

1822. Melania granifera Lamarck, Hist. nat. Anim. Sans Vert., 6(2) : 167.

2007. Tarebia granifera Ramakrishna and Dey, Handbook on Indian Freshwater Molluscs : 168.

Material examined : 4 ex., Sampaje, Kodagu dist., Karnataka, 07. 01. 1985, Coll. K.N. Nair & Party, ZSI/WGRC/IR/INV/2835; 1 ex., Coorg, Kodagu dist., Karnataka, 14. 02. 1985, Coll. K.N. Nair, ZSI/WGRC/IR/INV/2875 and 3 ex., Kuruva, Wayanad dist., Kerala, 25. 12. 1994, Coll. C. Radhakrishnan, ZSI/WGRC/IR/INV/2872.

Distribution : India : Andaman and Nicobar, Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, Jharkhand, Karnataka, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Odisha, Tripura, and West Bengal. Elsewhere : Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, China, Cuba, French Polynesia, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Japan, Madagascar, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Singapore, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Thailand, United States of America, Venezuela and Vietnam.

Remarks : New records to Karnataka and Kerala.

16. Thiara (Thiara) scabra (Müller, 1774)


1774. Buccinum scabrum Müller, Verm. Terr. et Fluv., 2 : 136.

2007. Thiara (Thiara) scabra Ramakrishna and Dey, Handbook on Indian Freshwater Molluscs : 153.

Material examined : 1 ex., Coorg, Kodagu dist., Karnataka, 14. 02. 1985, Coll. K.N. Nair , ZSI/WGRC/IR/INV/2876; 1 ex., Munderi, Nilambur,


Malappuram dist., Kerala, 24. 02. 1992, Coll. P.M. Sureshan & Party, ZSI/WGRC/IR/INV/2814 and 15 ex., Valayar, Palakkad dist., Kerala, 18. 03. 1999, Coll. P.M. Sureshan, ZSI/WGRC/IR/INV/2865.

Distribution : India: Bihar, Jharkhand, Karnataka, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Puducherry, Sikkim, Tamil Nadu, Uttaranchal, Uttar Pradesh and West Bengal. Elsewhere: Bangladesh, Fiji, Guam, Indonesia, Iran, Japan, Kenya, Malaysia, Mauritius, Micronesia, Myanmar, Nepal, New Caledonia, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Samoa, Seychelles, Solomon Islands, Tanzania, Thailand, Timor, Vanuatu and Yemen.

17. Cremnoconchus agumbensis Reid, Aravind & Madhyastha, 2013


2013. Cremnoconchus agumbensis Reid, Aravind & Madhyastha, Zool. J. Linn. Soc., 167 : 121.

Material examined : Holotype, 1 ex., Agumbe, Udupi dist., Karnataka, 13. 10. 2010, Coll. N.A. Aravind & N.A. Madhyastha, ZSI/WGRC/IR/INV/2313 and paratypes, 2 ex., ZSI/WGRC/IR/INV/2314, 2315, same data as holotype.

Distribution : India : Western Ghats : Karnataka (Udupi).

Remarks : Family Littorinidae Children, 1834 is almost exclusively marine but for the freshwater genus Cremnoconchus Blanford, 1869. The genus and its species are restricted to streams of the Western Ghats in India (Reid et al., 2013).

18. Cremnoconchus canaliculatus Blanford, 1870


1870. Cremnoconchus conicus var. canaliculatus Blanford, J. Asiat. Soc. Bengal, XXXIX(II) : 11.

2013. Cremnoconchus canaliculatus Reid, Madhyastha & Aravind, Zool. J. Linn. Soc., 167 : 116.

Material examined : 1 ex., 5 km south of Mahabaleshwar, Satara dist., Maharashtra, 15. 10. 2010, Coll. N.A. Aravind, ZSI/WGRC/IR/INV/2302; 2 ex., 10 km west of Mahabaleshwar,

Raigad dist., Maharashtra, 16. 10. 2010, Coll. N.A. Aravind, ZSI/WGRC/IR/INV/2300 & ZSI/WGRC/IR/INV/2301 and 1 ex., Dongarwadi, Tamhini, Pune dist., Maharashtra, date of collection unknown, Coll. N.A. Aravind, ZSI/WGRC/IR/INV/2299.

Distribution : India : Western Ghats : Maharashtra (Pune, Raigad and Satara).

19. Cremnoconchus castanea Reid, Aravind & Madhyastha, 2013


2013. Cremnoconchus castanea Reid, Aravind & Madhyastha, Zool. J. Linn. Soc., 167: 126.

Material examined : Holotype, 1 ex., Belkal Thirtha Falls, Udupi dist., Karnataka, 16. 03. 2008, Coll. N.A. Aravind, ZSI/WGRC/IR/INV/2321; paratype, 1 ex., ZSI/WGRC/IR/INV/2320, same data as holotype and 1 ex., locality unknown, district unknown, Karnataka, date of collection unknown, Coll. N.A. Aravind, ZSI/WGRC/IR/INV/2322.


20. Cremnoconchus cingulatus Reid, Aravind & Madhyastha, 2013


2013. Cremnoconchus cingulatus Reid, Aravind & Madhyastha, Zool. J. Linn. Soc., 167: 124.

Material examined : Holotype, 1 ex., Hulikal Ghat, Udupi dist., Karnataka, 13. 10. 2010, Coll. N.A. Aravind & N.A. Madhyastha, ZSI/WGRC/IR/INV/2316 and paratypes, 3 ex., ZSI/WGRC/IR/INV/2317, 2318, 2319, same data as holotype.


21. Cremnoconchus conicus Blanford, 1870


1870. Cremnoconchus conicus Blanford, J. Asiat. Soc. Bengal, XXXIX(II) : 10.

2013. Cremnoconchus conicus Reid, Madhyastha & Aravind, Zool. J. Linn. Soc., 167: 111.

Material examined : 1 ex., 6 km west of


Mahabaleshwar, Satara dist., Maharashtra, 16. 10. 2010, Coll. N.A. Aravind, ZSI/WGRC/IR/INV/2295 and 3 ex., 44 km west of Bhor, Pune dist., Maharashtra, 16. 10. 2010, Coll. N.A. Aravind, ZSI/WGRC/IR/INV/2296, 2297, 2298.

Distribution : India : Western Ghats : Maharashtra (Pune and Satara).

22. Cremnoconchus dwarakii Reid, Aravind & Madhyastha, 2013


2003. Cremnoconchus syhadrensis Williams, Reid & Littlewood, Mol. Phylogenet. Evol., 28: 63 (not Cremnoconchus syhadrensis Blanford, 1863).

2013. Cremnoconchus dwarakii Reid, Aravind & Madhyastha, Zool. J. Linn. Soc., 167: 128.

Material examined : Holotype, 1 ex., Hulikal Ghat, Udupi dist., Karnataka, 13. 10. 2010, Coll. N.A. Aravind & N.A. Madhyastha, ZSI/WGRC/IR/INV/2323 and paratypes, 4 ex., ZSI/WGRC/IR/INV/2324, 2325, same data as holotype.


23. Cremnoconchus globulus Reid, Aravind & Madhyastha, 2013

(Plate-IV, Figs. 1, 2)

2013. Cremnoconchus globulus Reid, Aravind & Madhyastha, Zool. J. Linn. Soc., 167: 121.

Material examined : Holotype, 1 ex., Lesser Kadambi Falls, Kudremukh National Park, Chikkamagaluru dist., Karnataka, 12. 10. 2010, Coll. N.A. Aravind & N.A. Madhyastha, ZSI/WGRC/IR/INV/2310; paratypes, 2 ex., ZSI/WGRC/IR/INV/2311, 2312, same data as holotype and 2 ex., Greater Kadambi Falls, Kudremukh National Park, Chikkamagaluru dist., Karnataka, 12. 10. 2010, Coll. N.A. Aravind & N.A. Madhyastha, ZSI/WGRC/IR/INV/2308, 2309.

Distribution : India : Western Ghats : Karnataka (Chikkamagaluru).

24. Cremnoconchus hanumani Reid, Aravind & Madhyastha, 2013


2013. Cremnoconchus hanumani Reid, Aravind & Madhyastha, Zool. J. Linn. Soc., 167: 118.

Material examined : Holotype, 1 ex., Hanuman Gundi Falls, Kudremukh National Park, Chikkamagaluru dist., Karnataka, 12. 10. 2010, Coll. N.A. Aravind & N.A. Madhyastha, ZSI/WGRC/IR/INV/2303; paratype, 1 ex., ZSI/WGRC/IR/INV/2304, same data as holotype and 3 ex., Greater Kadambi Falls, Kudremukh National Park, Chikkamagaluru dist., Karnataka, 12. 10. 2010, Coll. N.A. Aravind & N.A. Madhyastha, ZSI/WGRC/IR/INV/2305, 2306, 2307.

Distribution : India : Western Ghats : Karnataka (Chikkamagaluru).

25. Cremnoconchus syhadrensis (Blanford, 1863)


1863. Cremnobates syhadrensis Blanford, Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., (3)XII : 184.

2013. Cremnoconchus syhadrensis Reid, Madhyastha & Aravind, Zool. J. Linn. Soc., 167: 103.

Material examined : 2 ex., Matheran, Raigad dist., Maharashtra, 17. 10. 2010, Coll. N.A. Aravind, ZSI/WGRC/IR/INV/2290, 2291 and 3 ex., Khandala, Pune dist., Maharashtra, 17. 10. 2010, Coll. N.A. Aravind, ZSI/WGRC/IR/INV/2292, 2293, 2294.

Distribution : India : Western Ghats : Maharashtra (Nashik, Pune and Raigad).

Remarks : Type locality was corrected to Matheran by Reid et al. (2013) from Khandala earlier mentioned by Subba Rao & Mitra (1979).

26. Radix luteola (Lamarck, 1822)


1822. Lymnaea luteola Lamarck, Hist. nat. Anim. Sans Vert., 6(2): 160.

2007. Lymnaea (Pseudosuccinea) luteola Ramakrishna and Dey, Handbook on Indian Freshwater Molluscs : 208.

2010. Radix luteola Correa, Escobar, Durand, Renaud, David, Jarne, Pointier & Hurtrez-Boussès, BMC Evolutionary Biology, 10: 381.

Material examined : 1 ex., Sampaje, Kodagu dist., Karnataka, 07. 01. 1985, Coll. K.N. Nair


& Party, ZSI/WGRC/IR/INV/2836 and 4 ex., Hipla/Hebbae, Muthodi Range, Bhadra W.L.S., Chikkamagaluru dist., Karnataka, 12. 11. 2006, Coll. K.G. Emiliyamma, ZSI/WGRC/IR/INV/2828.

Distribution : India : Common throughout the country including Karnataka. Elsewhere : Bangladesh, China, Iran, Malaysia, Myanmar, Pakistan, Sri Lanka and Thailand.

27. Indoplanorbis exustus (Deshayes, 1834)

(Plate-IV, Figs. 9–11)

1834. Planorbis exustus Deshayes, in Bélanger, Voy. Ind. Orient. Zool. : 417.

2007. Indoplanorbis exustus Ramakrishna and Dey, Handbook on Indian Freshwater Molluscs : 208.

Material examined : 95 ex., Mercara (Madikeri), State Fisheries Offi ce Tank, Kodagu dist., Karnataka, 05. 01. 1985, Coll. K.N. Nair & Party, ZSI/WGRC/IR/INV/2787; 20 ex., Maduyikavu, Kannur dist., Kerala, 23. 11. 1994, Coll. K.C. Gopi, ZSI/WGRC/IR/INV/2847; 3 ex., Kuruva, Wayanad dist., Kerala, 25. 12. 1994, Coll. C. Radhakrishnan, ZSI/WGRC/IR/INV/2873; 15 ex., Velloor, Kottayam dist., Kerala, 31. 10. 2000, Coll. P.M. Sureshan & Party, ZSI/WGRC/IR/INV/2816; 6 ex., Engapuzha, Kozhikode dist., Kerala, 24. 04. 2002, Coll. K.G. Emiliyamma, ZSI/WGRC/IR/INV/2824 and 22 ex., Hipla/Hebbae, Muthodi Range, Bhadra W.L.S., Chikkamagaluru dist., Karnataka, 12. 11. 2006, Coll. K.G. Emiliyamma, ZSI/WGRC/IR/INV/2827.

Distribution : India: Common throughout the country including Karnataka and Kerala. Elsewhere : Bangladesh, China, Indonesia, Iran, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, Oman, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Vietnam and Yemen.

28. Lamellidens consobrinus (Lea, 1859)


1859. Unio consobrinus Lea, Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia, 11: 331.

2007. Lamellidens consobrinus Ramakrishna and Dey, Handbook on Indian Freshwater Molluscs : 281.

Material examined : 4 ex., Valayar, Palakkad

dist., Kerala, 18. 03. 1999, Coll. P.M. Sureshan, ZSI/WGRC/IR/INV/2863.

Distribution : India: Andhra Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Bihar, Jharkhand, Kerala, Maharashtra, Puducherry, Tamil Nadu, Uttar Pradesh and West Bengal. Elsewhere : Bangladesh, China? Nepal and Sri Lanka.

Remarks : New record to Kerala.

29. Lamellidens marginalis (Lamarck, 1819)


1819. Unio marginalis Lamarck, Hist. Nat. Anim. Sans Vert., 6(1): 79.

2007. Lamellidens marginalis Ramakrishna and Dey, Handbook on Indian Freshwater Molluscs : 288.

Material examined : 2 ex., Kakkathavil River, Kodagu dist., Karnataka, 02. 01. 1985, Coll. K.N. Nair & Party, ZSI/WGRC/IR/INV/2848; 1 ex., Nedupuzha, Trichur, Thrissur dist., Kerala, 20. 02. 1985, Coll. K.N. Nair, ZSI/WGRC/IR/INV/2775; 1 ex., Nedupuzha, Thrissur dist., Kerala, 20. 02. 1985, Coll. K.N. Nair, ZSI/WGRC/IR/INV/2866; 1 ex., Killiyar, Panood Bridge, Thiruvananthapuram dist., Kerala, 18. 02. 1987, Coll. K.N. Nair & Party, ZSI/WGRC/IR/INV/2849; 1 ex., Benne Block, Jodipalam Hill Stream, Mudumalai W.L.S., Nilgiri Biosphere, Nilgiri dist., Tamil Nadu, 30. 12. 1987, Coll. K.N. Nair & Party, ZSI/WGRC/IR/INV/2878; 1 ex., Parambikulam Tunnel, Parambikulam W.L.S., Palakkad dist., Kerala, 21. 03. 1996, Coll. P.M. Sureshan & Party, ZSI/WGRC/IR/INV/2858; 1 ex., Chulliyar, Palakkad dist., Kerala, 23. 03. 1999, Coll. P.M. Sureshan, ZSI/WGRC/IR/INV/2784 and 3 ex., Kidangoor/Periyar, Kottayam dist., Kerala, 30. 10. 2000, Coll. P.M. Sureshan & Party, ZSI/WGRC/IR/INV/2850.

Distribution : India: Common throughout the country including Karnataka, Kerala and Tamil Nadu. Elsewhere : Bangladesh, Myanmar, Nepal and Sri Lanka.

30. Parreysia (Parreysia) corrugata (Müller, 1774)


1774. Mya corrugata Müller, Verm. Terr. et Fluv., 2 : 214.


2007. Parreysia (Parreysia) corrugata Ramakrishna and Dey, Handbook on Indian Freshwater Molluscs : 296.

Material examined : 5 ex., Bethri, Coorg, Kodagu dist., Karnataka, 05. 01. 1985, Coll. K.N. Nair & Party, ZSI/WGRC/IR/INV/2859; 4 ex., Coorg, Kodagu dist., Karnataka, 14. 02. 1985, Coll. K.N. Nair, ZSI/WGRC/IR/INV/2877; 1 ex., Nedupuzha, Trichur, Thrissur dist., Kerala, 20. 02. 1985, Coll. K.N. Nair, ZSI/WGRC/IR/INV/2776; 2 ex., Rodiyar, Kanyakumari dist., Tamil Nadu, 02. 05. 1994, Coll. K.N. Nair, ZSI/WGRC/IR/INV/2861; 2 ex., Kuruva, Wayanad dist., Kerala, 25. 12. 1994, Coll. C. Radhakrishnan, ZSI/WGRC/IR/INV/2871; 1 ex., Athirapally, Thrissur dist., Kerala, 23. 02. 1996, Coll. C. Radhakrishnan, ZSI/WGRC/IR/INV/2869; 1 ex., Valayar, Palakkad dist., Kerala, 18. 03. 1999, Coll. P.M. Sureshan, ZSI/WGRC/IR/INV/2864; 1 ex., Idamaruku, Kottayam dist., Kerala, 29. 10. 2000, Coll. P.M. Sureshan & Party, ZSI/WGRC/IR/INV/2845 and 1 ex., Karadipara, Athirapally, Thrissur dist., Kerala,

28. 02. 2013, Coll. P.M. Sureshan, ZSI/WGRC/IR/INV/2940.

Distribution : India: Common throughout the country including Karnataka, Kerala and Tamil Nadu. Elsewhere : Bangladesh, Myanmar and Sri Lanka.

RESULTS AND DISCUSSION

From the holdings of WGRC, ZSI, Kozhikode, 30 species of molluscs (6 land molluscs and 24 freshwater molluscs) under 18 genera, 12 subfamilies of 13 families, 11 superfamilies, 4 orders and an unassigned order, 3 subclasses and 2 classes, were identifi ed. The class Gastropoda was represented by as many as 27 species whereas the class Bivalvia was having only 3 species. All the molluscs except the genus Cremnoconchus Blanford, 1869 and Radix luteola (Lamarck, 1822) were recorded from Kerala (total 20 species) whereas Karnataka was represented by 13 species; Tamil Nadu by 5 species and Maharashtra by 3 species (Table-1).

Table 1. State and district-wise distribution of land and freshwater molluscs studied from the

collection of WGRC, ZSI, Kozhikode

Species

Karnataka Kerala MaharashtraTamil Nadu

Spec

imen

s st

udie

d

Chi

kkam

agal

uru

Kod

agu

Udu

pi

Ala

ppuz

ha

Ern

akul

am

Iduk

ki

Kan

nur

Kas

arag

od

Kot

taya

m

Koz

hiko

de

Mal

appu

ram

Pala

kkad

Path

anam

thitt

a

Thi

ruva

nant

hapu

ram

Thr

issu

r

Way

anad

Pune

Rai

gad

Sata

ra

Coi

mba

tore

Kan

yaku

mar

i

Nilg

iri

Cyclophorus (Litostylus) nilagiricus

– – – – – – – – – + – – – – – – – – – – – – 2

Achatina (Lissachatina) fulica – – – – – – – – – – – + – – – – – – – – – – 1

Corilla anax – – – – – – – – – – – – – – + – – – – – – – 1

Euplecta subcastor – – – – – – – – – – – – – – + – – – – – – – 1

Hemiplecta basileus – – – – + + – – – – – – – – – – – – – + – – 8

Indrella ampulla – – – – + – – – – + – – – – + + – – – – – – 10

Pila virens – – – + + – + – + – – – – – + – – – – – – – 37

Bellamya bengalensis – – – – – – – – + – – + – – + – – – – – – – 15

Bellamya dissimilis – – – – – – – – + – – + – – – – – – – – – – 15

Paracrostoma huegelii + + – – – – + + – + – + – – – + – – – – + – 368

Paludomus (Paludomus) annandalei

– – – – + + – – + + – + – – + + – – – – – – 212

Paludomus (Philopotamis) sulcatus

– – – – + – – – + – – + + – + – – – – – – – 73


Species

Karnataka Kerala MaharashtraTamil Nadu

Spec

imen

s st

udie

d

Chi

kkam

agal

uru

Kod

agu

Udu

pi

Ala

ppuz

ha

Ern

akul

am

Iduk

ki

Kan

nur

Kas

arag

od

Kot

taya

m

Koz

hiko

de

Mal

appu

ram

Pala

kkad

Path

anam

thitt

a

Thi

ruva

nant

hapu

ram

Thr

issu

r

Way

anad

Pune

Rai

gad

Sata

ra

Coi

mba

tore

Kan

yaku

mar

i

Nilg

iri

Paludomus (Tanalia) neritoides

– – – – – – – – – – – + – – + – – – – + – – 22

Melanoides tuberculata – – – – – – – – – – + + – – – – – – – – – – 22

Tarebia granifera – + – – – – – – – – – – – – – + – – – – – – 8

Thiara (Thiara) scabra – + – – – – – – – – + + – – – – – – – – – – 17

Cremnoconchus agumbensis – – + – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 3

Cremnoconchus canaliculatus – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – + + + – – – 4

Cremnoconchus castanea – – + – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 3

Cremnoconchus cingulatus – – + – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 4

Cremnoconchus conicus – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – + – + – – – 4

Cremnoconchus dwarakii – – + – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 5

Cremnoconchus globulus + – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 5

Cremnoconchus hanumani + – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 5

Cremnoconchus syhadrensis – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – + + – – – – 5

Radix luteola + + – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 5

Indoplanorbis exustus + + – – – – + – + + – – – – – + – – – – – – 161

Lamellidens consobrinus – – – – – – – – – – – + – – – – – – – – – – 4

Lamellidens marginalis – + – – – – – – + – – + – + + – – – – – – + 11

Parreysia (Parreysia) corrugata

– + – – – – – – + – – + – – + + – – – – + – 18

Specimens studied 38 175 14 10 26 125 130 45 83 161 19 88 15 1 78 20 7 4 2 2 4 1 1049*

* 1 specimen from Karnataka with unknown locality

study, collected mainly from Western Ghats of Karnataka, Kerala, Maharashtra and Tamil Nadu over a period of 33 years from 1981 to 2013. A total of 30 species under 18 genera, 12 subfamilies of 13 families, 11 superfamilies, 4 orders and an unassigned order, 3 subclasses and 2 classes were identifi ed. Systematic list and account of all the identifi ed species are provided along with data on their distribution patterns. Some new records were also encountered during the present study: Paludomus (Tanalia) neritoides Reeve, 1847 new record to Tamil Nadu; Tarebia granifera (Lamarck, 1822) fi rst report to Karnataka and Kerala, and Lamellidens consobrinus (Lea, 1859) new report to Kerala.

Table 1. contd.

Among the freshwater gastropods, Paludomus (Tanalia) neritoides Reeve, 1847 is a new record to Tamil Nadu whereas Tarebia granifera (Lamarck, 1822) is reported for the fi rst time from Karnataka and Kerala. The bivalve, Lamellidens consobrinus (Lea, 1859) stood as a new record to Kerala.

SUMMARY

This paper is a fi rst list of land and freshwater molluscs (6 land forms and 24 freshwater species) in the holdings of Western Ghat Regional Centre, Zoological Survey of India, Kozhikode. Both type (20 specimens) and non-type (1029 specimens) materials are included in the present


ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

We are grateful to Dr. K. Venkatraman, Director, Zoological Survey of India, Kolkata for facilities, constant encouragement and support. We are thankful to the scientists and staff of Western

Ghat Regional Centre, Zoological Survey of India, Kozhikode for support and help during the study. Special thanks are extended to all the collectors of molluscan specimens deposited at WGRC, ZSI, Kozhikode.

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PLATE-I

Plate-I. Land molluscs : 1–3. Cyclophorus (Litostylus) nilagiricus; 4, 5. Achatina (Lissachatina) fulica; 6–8. Corilla anax; 9–11. Euplecta subcastor; 12–14. Hemiplecta basileus; 15, 16. Indrella ampulla. 1, 6, 9, 12, apical views; 2, 7, 10, 13, basal views; 3, 5, 8, 11, 14, 16, apertural views; 4, 15, abapertural views. Scale bar = 10 mm.


PLATE-II

Plate-II. Freshwater molluscs : 1, 2. Pila virens; 3, 4. Bellamya bengalensis; 5, 6. Bellamya dissimilis; 7, 8. Paracrostoma huegelii; 9, 10. Paludomus (Paludomus) annandalei; 11, 12. Paludomus (Philopotamis) sulcatus; 13, 14. Paludomus (Tanalia) neritoides; 15, 16. Melanoides tuberculata, 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 13, 15, abapertural views; 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 16, apertural views. Scale bar = 10 mm.


PLATE-III

Plate-III. Freshwater molluscs : 17, 18. Tarebia granifera; 19, 20. Thiara (Thiara) scabra; 21, 22. Cremnoconchus agumbensis (holotype); 23, 24. Cremnoconchus canaliculatus; 25, 26. Cremnoconchus castanea (holotype); 27, 28. Cremnoconchus cingulatus (holotype); 29, 30. Cremnoconchus conicus; 31, 32. Cremnoconchus dwarakii (holotype). 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 13, 15, 17, 19, 21, 23, 25, 27, 29, 31, abapertural views; 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 16, 18, 20, 22, 24, 26, 28, 30, 32, apertural views. Scale bar = 10 mm.


PLATE-IV

Plate-IV. Freshwater molluscs : 1, 2. Cremnoconchus globulus (holotype); 3, 4. Cremnoconchus hanumani (holotype); 5, 6. Cremnoconchus syhadrensis; 7, 8. Radix luteola; 9–11. Indoplanorbis exustus; 12, 13. Lamellidens consobrinus; 14, 15. Lamellidens marginalis; 16, 17. Parreysia (Parreysia) corrugata. 1, 3, 5, 7, abapertural views; 2, 4, 6, 8, 11, apertural views; 9, apical view; 10, basal view; 12, 16, exterior views of left valve; 14, exterior view of right valve; 13, 15, 17, interior views of left valve. Scale bar = 10 mm.

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